Coleman wavering on ANWR vote

I knew this weasel would fold when Bush asked him to. He only voted agains ANWR because they knew they had enough votes. Now that it's in question, he'll do his masters' bidding as usual. I can't believe any Minnesotan would want a puppet representing them.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5645280.html

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As a Senate candidate in 2002, Norm Coleman called Alaska's wilderness a "little pristine piece of the world" and pledged to oppose a plan to allow drilling in the state's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

But with a showdown vote expected later this month, environmentalists fear that they're about to lose the support of Minnesota's Republican senator if -- as expected -- the provision is tucked into a year-end budget bill. Their fears might be valid.

While Coleman still opposes oil and gas drilling in ANWR, his spokesman, Tom Steward, said Coleman also supports the budget he's worked hard on.

"He's ... not going to vote against a budget where he's worked very, very diligently to protect draconian cuts to Medicaid and the farm safety net," Steward said. Coleman has "done everything he can," Steward said, to oppose the drilling plan but that he must now support the budget bill because it's "for the greater good of Minnesota."

After successfully batting away drilling plans for ANWR for more than 25 years, environmentalists fear that the Republican-led Congress is on the verge of delivering pro-drilling legislation to President Bush, giving him what would surely rank as one of the largest victories of his second term.

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That's the same song and dance I got for the Normie Aide I spoke to last week. Since when has the weasel thought about what's good for Minnesota. It makes me very nervous about what else might be hidden in that budget bill.